13 Jul 1907
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1907
Page
1
A Norfolk squire, famed for poaching enforcement, encounters a bold poacher Richards who claims to obtain game at will. The pair discuss rewards and licenses as the poacher recounts a hare taken from the estate. The scene unfolds amid tense dialogue and accusations of theft and license status.
Mrs. C. E. Harris died when she was thrown through a window in a wreck while returning from the Jamestown exposition last Sunday. She lived with her husband at Aberdeen and her body was taken to Enterprise for burial. She was a niece of John Snell who once lived here and of Mrs Sarnard of this city.
A collision beyond Thomasville involving two freight trains Tuesday morning killed one or two crew members and halted traffic for hours. The eastbound morning train, due at four, arrived seven hours late.
Mr and Mrs J R Crawford and relatives planning a trip by coast line to New York. Williams will visit Montclair New Jersey while the rest proceed to Canada. Morgan Lisenby of Ashford was in town yesterday.
Two fishermen ask a villager about fish in a nearby strait lake. After they leave, a friend asks how the man could say the lake had plenty of fish when none were visible. The villager replies that fewer fish means easier hunting for the angler.
A Nation correspondent offers an appreciative portrait of the habitant from Drummond's patois tale. The piece notes French Canada’s rural population as distinct, rooted in old world simplicity yet tempered by pioneer vigor. The habitant remains largely untouched by modern influences despite living in a changed world.
In Whatcom county Washington near the British Columbia line a squire's court recordsJohn Smith was fined 10 000 shingles for drunkenness and paid the fine showing the era's currency shortage in the lumber country.
The Episcopal church held two entertainments at the court house this week on Monday and Tuesday nights, raising a little over $55 for the church funds. The church recently erected on West Main Street and the events were coordinated by Mrs. M. E. Bethea.
The new pipe organ for the Baptist church has arrived and is being installed for services. Some doubted it would be ready before the convention, but it now appears to be in good running order for the event.
A. C. Crawford, newly completing buildings at Locomb, reports securing a contract to construct a national bank building at Sneads Florida and a 22 room brick hotel for R. Goolsby at Samson. He has spent twelve years building homes in Alabama and always finishes on time despite losses on some projects.
Mrs. D C Carnisthae left yesterday for a visit to rekijv . 13 eo Ye.
A caller asks to reach Henry Perkins at the Grand hotel using a mangled phonetic code. The hotel clerk struggles to parse the sequence B Feely D B Feely and A B C D A B F E Yelly, highlighting a comic miscommunication in telephone etiquette.
The Glasgow Herald notes a historic practice where clients sent gloves to counsel and judges as bribes, often lined with money. The custom persisted as a phrase long after gloves faded from use, exemplified by Mrs. Croaker presenting Sir Thomas More with a pair containing £49, which he returned.
A woman tells Henriette, a young girl waitress at the Italian table d hote, that she owes her for a recent dinner and will pay now. She asks Henriette to tell her mother, and the girl promises to try to remember to break the news.
Robbers busted a Cottonwood safe early this week and stole roughly four hundred dollars. over two hundred belonged to the Tax Collector Granger and the rest to the post office. E. M. Wilcox, collaborator for the Bureau of Plant Industry from Auburn, will visit Ashford July 17 Headland July 18 Slocomb July 19 to discuss scientific farming with interested farmers at the request of Congressman Clayton.
Mrs Foster presented Thursday evening entertainment at the court house. Selections were well rendered and songs by several young girls pleased the audience. The clarinet and piccolo duet by Misses Toy and Arnie Frazier drew the crowd. Proceeds totaled about seventy dollars for the Presbyterian church.
A mislaid English traveler in Paris cannot find his hotel or address due to language gaps. A countryman suggests sending a telegram home to confirm his arrival and hotel details, and the man learns his own letter confirms his Paris address. The telegram arrives, guiding his return to his lodging.
The Central Ice Company near the Central Gin Co. property nears completion of a 25-ton capacity plant with modern machinery. Construction started in mid May and the plant is expected to go into operation today. Superintendent Tindall notes potential plans to build a foundry and machine shop on the Dothan Square Bale Ginning Co. lot within the next year.
Miss Dora Espy of Headland died Sunday from erysipelas of the face. She was a sister to T. M. Espy of Dothan.
Fragmentary note indicates Mr and Mrs N H McCallum away for a few days in North Carolina. Text is damaged and unclear but mentions travel and a gathering or outing with unspecified arrangements and observations about timing and reception.
Notice is given that William Powell of Dothan Alabama filed intent to make final five years proof for Homestead Entry No 34874 dated July 2 1902 for the SE 14 of the NE 14 Section 14 Township 2N Range 26E before the Clerk of the Circuit Court Dothan Alabama on July 13 1907 Witnesses L S Davis Ashley Halstead T E Kelley Charlie McAllister all of Dothan Alabama Robert C Johnston July 6
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